BRAY'S CIDER LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13120279 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£10.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11030
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10,797
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£11k
Current Assets
£45k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.5k |
| Current assets | £45.3k |
| Net assets | £10.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-21➕BRAY, Jessica appointeddirector
- 2021-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAY'S CIDER LIMITED
- 2021-01-07➕BRAY, Adam John appointeddirector
- 2021-01-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jessica Bray Individual · British · DOB 02/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/11/2022 |
Mr Adam John Bray Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11030 — SIC 11030
Registered office
Meare Court Farm
Wrantage
Taunton
Somerset
TA3 6DA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BRAY, Adam John→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRAY, Jessica→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-11-21
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Recent filings (16 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04